Pietsch Family Reunion Held in Winchester; Community Garage Sale Set Nov. 12

Community Wide Garage Sale The new date for the Winchester community-wide garage sale is Nov. 12. Anyone wishing to take part, please call Bobbie Hajek at (979) 639-1646. International Quilt Festival MargaretAtkins, Pat Karisch and Rhoda Gersch held a Quilt Block paint class at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this past week. Fifteen individuals from across the country enrolled in the class and completed blocks to take home. This is the second year that Margaret, Pat, and Rhoda have been asked to offer this class at the show. The International Quilt Festival is the largest annual quilt show in the United States and attracts over 55,000 people from 35 countries all over the world. There are more than 1,000 booths for quilts, fabric, supplies, and crafts along with 550 classes and lectures for all experience levels. The show features a display of more than 1,600 quilts and unique works of textile art. If you are a quilter, it is an event you would want to attend.

Winchester Book Club The Winchester Round Table Book Club will meet on Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at Zilss Hall. The book to be discussed is Among the Innocent by Mary Alford, a central Texas author. The Texas Word Wranglers Book Festival is to be held from 9-5 on Frida,y Nov. 18 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 19 at the Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center. On Friday activities include authors displaying their books. They will be available to meet and greet members of the public and sign copies of their books. Featured authors will also give presentations and read book excerpts. Local schools schedule field trips to the festival all day. On Saturday, Nov. 19, in addition to the indoor book festival, there will be a day of fun for the entire family with outdoor events, including face painting, bouncy houses, and food vendors.

Recycling Trailer The Winchester recycling trailer is located on the side of Zilss Hall on Memorial Hall Street. Please place your recycling in the appropriate bins. We would appreciate that you make sure that you close the bins so that any trash will remain in the bins and not blow.

Barn Board Quilt Trail Drive out to Winchester, pick up a map at Murphy’s or Zilss Hall and enjoy viewing the 65 quilt blocks displayed in our area. The trail is self-drive, available at your convenience, and is a great way to spend an afternoon viewing quilt blocks on fences, gates, barns, and houses that can be seen from the road. Winchester Barn Board Quilt Trail maps can be picked up at the Texas Quilt Museum, Casino Hall, the Wendish Museum, quilt stores, and other businesses in Giddings, Smithville, and La Grange.

Zilss Community Hall Anyone wishing to rent Zilss Hall should contact (512) 4340292. The hall is inexpensive and air conditioned.

The Little Free Library The library is on the covered patio at Hall and is always open and has a variety of authors. Space is limited, so please, if you donate a book(s) look through the current selection and take as many as you leave. Also on the patio, there is a bulletin board available to post event notices.

Birthdays Happy Birthday wishes are sent to Denise Alvarado-Nov. 8; Garrett Lude-9; Margie Kenne-10; Carolyn Lehmann, Scott Hielscher, and Lucas Cavett-13.

First United Methodist The Winchester First United Methodist Church has services on the first and third Sunday of the month at 8:30 a.m. The Rev. Patricia Zaiontz-Newcomer is the pastor.

Shiloh Baptist Church The Shiloh Baptist Church is located on FM 153 at North Raymond Road. For more information, please contact Rev. Paul Whitmill at (512) 629-1428. St. Michael’s Lutheran Church The weekly worship service takes place at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning in the sanctuary. Following the worship service, you may gather in the Education Building for Bible Study and Sunday School beginning at 10:15 a.m.

In Our Prayers Marian Fritsche, Sam Gibbs, Irma Gersch, Evelyn Haschke, Bea Kilian, Mary Lehmann, Rose Lehmann, Ramona Lopez, Travis Miertschin, Layne Schramm, Intz Walker and Pastor Patricia Zaiontz-Newcomer.

Remembering Our Shut-Ins Charlene Franke, R. C. Franke, Evelyn Kasper, Lillian Pietsch, Thelma Kieschnick, and Audrey Koenning. Calendar of Coming Events Nov. 8-Young at Heart meets at 2 p.m. at Zilss Hall. Nov. 8-Winchester Area Volunteer Fire Department meeting at 7 p.m. at the Fire Station.

Nov. 12-Winchester Community Wide Garage Sale.

Have News?

If anyone has news to share, contact Rhoda Gersch at (512) 237-0842 or email at rmgersch@yahoo.com.

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